(A past client reaches out to me stating that the florist who made her bouquets for her wedding wants to use my photos of the flowers for her own self-promotion. I think this is GREAT! I love supporting other businesses where I can. I email the florist asking for specifications on how they will use the photos.)

Me: “Hi! Thank you for considering my photos for your catalogue! I just need to ask a few questions, so I can create the licensing agreement and price.”

Florist: “I was under the assumption that [Mutual Client] would do this for me as a favour. I’m not paying for any photos. If you won’t do this for free, the answer is no.”

(I feel as if I dodged a bullet on this one. I can understand pricing to be daunting for some businesses looking for pieces to advertise with, but any photographer’s photos cost money. Advice to all photographers: never let anyone make money off of your work for free!)